...Bible Dictionary Project-Old Testament Book: Job The book of Job is the eighteenth book in the Bible and is a book about Faith, Pride and Loyalty. Job was a God-Fearing man who was faithful and loyal to God and His word, and God’s pride for Job caused him to boast about Job while having a conversation with Satan, then giving Satan permission to test just how faithful Job would be if he were to lose everything he had. Job was a wealthy man but Satan was going see how faithful Job really was to God. Satan caused Job to lose all of his material possessions, caused him to become sick and endured tremendous suffering all while his family and friends turned their backs on him, telling him that he brought on all of his suffering on himself because of his sins, but Job never allowed what he was going through to cause him to reject God. As stated in the Amplified Bible Introduction to the book of Job, “Neither the time when Job lived nor the author can be determined with any certainty.” Some of the book was written in the second millennium B.C. (2000-1000). The key theme discussed in the book of Job is suffering and how it relates to righteous living and Job proved to God that even during the times when he was being tested by losing all that he had, He continued to believe in God, and as stated in the (Amplified Bible Job 42:10) “And the Lord turned captivity of Job and restored his fortunes, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.”...
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...Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project. Genesis The book of Genesis is a narrative written by Moses in 1450-1410 B.C. It is the first book of the Law and the very first book of the Bible. The book of genesis is divided in two main parts. The first part of Genesis gives a detail account of the origin of life by God with his infinite power. Genesis 1:1-2:3 describes the creation of the world over a 6 day period followed by a day of rest and in Day 6, land animals and humans were created. It also describes how mankind got corrupted through sins and surveys what became of Adams descendant down to the time of Noah and the great flood. The second part of genesis describes how God begin to elaborate his plan of redemption for the nation of Israel through Abraham, another faithful man, to whom God promises many blessings. The Lord had said to Abram: “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing!” Abraham tried to fulfill God’s promise of a son by taking his wife’s servant Hagar as a slave-wife, but later God gives Abraham and Sarai a son name Isaac and fulfilled his promise. Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Joseph are the key personalities in the book of Genesis. Joshua The Lord called Joshua, who was a servant of Moses, to lead the army of Israel to the Promise...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Name: Breanna Student ID: Course: BIBL 104 Date: 4/20/2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Proverbs The book of Proverbs written in 950-700 BC by King Solomon and a few others, primarily focuses on the wisdom, justice, and righteousness of humanity. The author uses the literary device parallelism, which instructs the readers to read and interpret two line units instead of each single line. After Job and Psalms, Proverbs is the third Old Testament book written in Hebrew Poetry. The poetry contained in Proverbs takes many different forms, but the two major types are, discourse and pithy sayings. Discourse is mainly present in the first nine chapters of Proverbs, where they poetically argue the advantages of wisdom. Showing similarity, contrast, and, consequence, in the form of two-liners, are pithy sayings. Contrary to what some may believe, not all of the text in Proverbs is absolute truth, and readers should interpret it as principle. This particular biblical book recognizes the various circumstances of our life and gives us wise insight and instruction to live better in the eyes of God. The ideas of marriage and sexuality, the power of tongue, principles of child-rearing, personal discipline, and friendship are all concepts touched on in Proverbs (Hindson and Towns). Proverbs emphasize that listening to our elders will help us to gain wisdom and knowledge; those who choose to speak and not listen will come into trouble (12:13)...
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...Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Exodus / Aaron / Sinai Exodus is the second book of the five books, known as the Pentateuch or Torah of the Old Testament, dating back to 1445 BC. In the Hebrew Bible it is referred to as Shemoth and the English designation was taken from the Septuagint title, Exodus. Jewish and Christian tradition has believed Moses to be the author, however, controversy arose in the 19th century. It is now thought that it could go back as far as the 6th century during Babylonian exile that the first draft occurred known as the Yahwist. Some key themes, purposes, events, and personalities in Exodus is Moses was born, Moses chosen to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery, and the Ten Commandments where written on two tablets by the hand of God himself. At the birth of Moses Pharaoh feared the growth rate of the Hebrews and ordered all male Hebrew children to be thrown into the Nile. Moses’s mother hid him for three months but when she could no longer hide Moses she constructed an ark and placed it by the river bank. Moses was found by Pharaoh’s own daughter, which she had compassion for Moses, and later adopted him. Later when Moses was 40 years of age (40 years in the wilderness) he encountered God through a burning bush. God spoke to Moses through the burning bush telling him that he was chosen to lead his people, the Israelites, out of Egyptian slavery. The center account master piece regarding Moses is the events that took place at...
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...Jenna Erickson BIBL 104-D13 04/17/2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Exodus/Moses/Sinai Exodus: Exodus is the second book of five in the Pentateuch or Torah of the Old Testament. It is also the second book in the Hebrew Bible, and is known as V’elleh Shemoth, while in the Greek Bible it is known as Exodus, meaning “departure” or “outgoing”. Moses is believed to be the author of Exodus, and it was most likely written during the forty years of wandering in the wilderness, between 1451 and 1491 BC. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven” (Exodus 17:14). The main themes of Exodus is God’s covenant with the Hebrew nation, and Moses leading the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt. “And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew” (Exodus 2:24-25). A brief summary of Exodus would include the beginning chapters about; the enslaved Israelites, the birth, education and first leaving of Moses, the 10 plagues set about by God, the first Passover, the Israelites departure (Exodus) from Egypt along with the parting of the Red Sea, and the destruction of the Egypt Army. The middle of the book includes; the journey to Mt. Sinai from the Red Sea, the making of the covenant at Sinai and the writing of the Ten Commandments. And the Lord said to Moses...
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...BIBL 104 February 15, 2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project Genesis The book of Genesis is one of the better-known books of the Bible. Not only is it the first book of the Bible it is also the first documentation of our existence. The book was originally written in Hebrew with the title of bereshit, which means “in the beginning.” (Bible.org) While the author of Genesis is never actually named, it is believed that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. In Acts 7:22 Luke recaps that Moses was trained in the “wisdom of the Egyptians” and was the only one who was prepared to integrate and understand the manuscripts and oral narratives in the Pentateuch. Only Moses was qualified enough to be given the task of writing Israel’s history. Genesis starts with our creation and spans “approximately 2400 years.” (bible.org) The book starts with God creating the heavens and the earth and ends with the Israelites arriving in Egypt and growing into a nation. This can be dated back to around 1800 B.C. The purpose and theme of the book is to reveal how the sin of man is met by the intervention and redemption of God and God’s choice of a nation through whom he would bless the nations. This is conveyed through several key people and events. The four greatest events in Genesis include the creation of the world and man, the fall of man when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, Noah’s ark and the Great Flood, and the confusion of tongues. There are several main personalities in...
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...Galatians The book of Galatians is the ninth book in the New Testament. The apostle Paul wrote it to early Christians who resided in Galatia around 49 AD. The genre it falls under is an epistle, which is a letter. The main reason for Paul’s writing this epistle was to show the Gentile believers that the teaching that they had received from their Jewish upbringing, which was that salvation is gained through good works was false and or misdirected and was in need of some tweaking. Instead, the focus needed to be not on following the rules, but on the union and relationship with God. At he beginning of his letter Paul expresses shock because of the way the Galatians were acting. He was specifically concerned about their attitudes towards the Mosaic Law. In the first two chapters of his letter Paul puts emphasis on his personal testimony. He then proceeded to writes about how he received the gospel and how this was the only true gospel. After that in chapters three through five, Paul writes about the importance of faith and how the only way to attain salvation is by trusting and believing in Jesus Christ who is our Savior. The Apostle Paul The apostle Paul also known as the apostle of Christian liberty was born in the city of Tarsus in 10 AD. He came from a devout Jewish family. At the age of fourteen, he left home and went to Rabbi school and was trained by Gamaliel, who was the best rabbi teacher at that time. During this time Paul received his education in Judaism...
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...Due February 9, 2012 The Dictionary of Bible and Religion William H. Gentz The Dictionary of Bible and Religion is an expanded Bible dictionary to include information from four other areas of religious knowledge: the history of Christianity, Christian doctrine, world religions, and contemporary religions. The dictionary is lay-oriented, arranged alphabetically of religious information. Entries vary in length with over 2,800 religious subjects. This dictionary has an extensive cross reference if interested in finding information on related subjects; if duplications of material are needed the reader is referred to another entry. Words in capital letters indicate that there are separate entries for those subjects. You can also “compare” or “see” references at the end of some entries as well as a For Further Study section of other sources of information at the end of the book. The majority of the 28 writers are teachers or experts in the field they are writing about, there was a conscious effort to keep the language easy to read and understand, avoiding technical and complicated terms. Foreign languages are translated when possible. 2 The dictionary is focused on, but not limited to, Protestant, Catholic, Christianity, but also includes articles on Jewish and other non-Christian traditions. It also incorporates liberal and conservative viewpoints from churches and other denominations. This is titled dictionary rather than an encyclopedia or handbook...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Topic Lists Old Testament Characters Aaron Abraham Absalom Adam Ahab Amos Bathsheba Belshazzar Boaz Caleb Cyrus Daniel David Darius Deborah Delilah Eli Elijah Elisha Esau Esther Ezekiel Ezra Eve Gideon Habakkuk Haggai Hannah Hezekiah Hiram Hosea Isaac Isaiah Jacob Jehu Jeremiah Jezebel Joash Job Joel Jonah Jonathan Joseph (Son of Jacob) Joshua Josiah Judah Laban Leah Lot Malachi Manasseh Micah Mordecai Moses Nahum Nathan Nehemiah Noah Obadiah Rachel Rahab Rebekah Reuben Ruth Samson Samuel Sarah Saul Sennacherib Solomon Uzziah Zechariah Zephaniah New Testament Characters Andrew (Apostle) Herod Antipas Bartholomew (The Apostle) Barabbas Barnabas Caiaphas Elizabeth Philip Herod Agrippa Herod Agrippa II Herod the Great Jesus James Zebedee John Zebedee John the Baptist Joseph (Husband of Mary) Judas Iscariot James (The Just/Jesus’ brother) Jude (Jesus’ brother) Lazarus (Brother of Mary from Bethany) Luke Mary Magdalene Simon Magus Thomas (The Apostle) Mark (The Evangelist/Author of the Gospel of Mark) Mary (Jesus’ Mother) Matthew (The Apostle) Matthias Nicodemus Paul Peter (The Apostle) Philemon Phoebe Pontius Pilate Priscilla and Aquila Simon the Zealot Stephen Lydia (Thyatira) The Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles ...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Template Name: Stephanie Sarver Student ID: L27532575 Course: BIBL 104-D28 Date: 4/25/16 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Genesis: The first of the Bible gives the overall setting and theme for God’s plan and teachings. It has two sections with the first being about creating, sin, punishment, and redemption; the second being about God’s chosen family. The author of Genesis is unknown though it is part of the Pentateuch which is referred to as the books of Moses. The date it was written is also unknown though it can be suggested the authorship was around the time of moses, that is 1440 and 1400 B.C. The first 11 chapters deal with the universal setting for Israel’s story with showing that God is the one and only creator of the whole universe. Then it shifts from the creation of everything, to the creation and plan for the first and chosen family. Sin enters the world through a serpant and man falls from God’s grace which ultimately brings hardships and punishments to all the nations. God wipes the world clean except for one family, Noah, and promises to protect them. They multiply and populate the earth only to let human desire and want bring them divine punishment at the tower of Babel. He then calls on Abraham to leave and start a new beginning with a plan to bless and redeem humanity. Jacob and Isaac, lead a new generation to carry out God’s plan. Esau’s sons Joseph was sold into slavery only to have God bring him to power in...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Name: Kimberly Roach Course: BIBL104 Date: July 3, 2015 New Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Romans The apostle Paul wrote the book of Romans. The literary genre of Romans is an epistle. Paul wrote Romans to the Christians in Rome, while he was in Corinth. “The teaching of Romans is not only crucial for Christian theology, but the greatest revivals and reformations throughout the history of Christianity have resulted from an increased understanding and application of the teaching of this epistle”(Hindson and Towns). Romans is a detailed teaching outlining the essentials of the faith. The entire book of Romans explains the need for salvation, and how God is able to give us righteousness. Romans tells us the purpose and need for the death of Jesus, and the unity of Jews, and Gentiles that comes by faith in Christ. The Book of Romans shows us the glorious grace of God. The main purpose of Romans is to teach the truth of Gods grace, and that if God is for us, who can be against us? The gospel of Romans is the good news of what Jesus has done for us. In it we see the righteousness of God that comes by faith, which is direct contrast with what the Pharisees believe. Thinking their works would get them to heaven. Romans also tells us we are to be doers of word, as were Priscilla and Aquila who were there for Paul. Paul Paul did not start out as a follower of Jesus, in fact a lot of the letters he has written he calls himself the chief...
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...BIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT I CHARLIE MITCHELL LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BIBL 104 B-53 Book of Ruth is a romantic drama and love story on how God use people to carry out his divine agenda. Even non-believers carries God message, as depicted with Ruth, a Moabite woman (Gentile). “Historically, Ruth is the lynchpin of the covenant. Theologically, the story of Ruth and Boaz illustrates the biblical concept of redemption” (Ed Hindson and Elmer Towns, Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, 2013, page 111). While the authorship of the Book of Ruth is anonymous, some experts’ thinks possibly it was written by Nathan. The love story centers during the era of 1020 to 1000 BC, and signifies a “Ray of Hope” for the Israelites. If one were to view the genealogy of The Tribes of Israel, you will note The Moabites descended from Lot, the nephew of Abram (later changed to Abraham). Down through Ruth being the Great-Grandmother of King David, and in line with the Davidic and messianic lineage. Four elements of the Moabites one must know to grasp the full scope of God’s intentions. They are the descendants of Lot, and not friendly with Israel. Second, property inheritance were given first right to next of kin. Third, the Levirate marriages were the right of next of kin of a deceased man (Elimelech) to marry his widow. Fourth, a Moabite male or his descendants up to the tenth generation, could not hold public assembly in Israel. The beauty of this story is, Ruth’s devotion to her Mother-in-Law...
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...BIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT 2 CHARLIE MITCHELL BIBL 104 B-53 New Testament Bible Dictionary Project JAMES “And James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:” (Mark 3:17 KJV). The Book of James can be found in the twentieth Book of the New Testament, or in the division of the bible referred as the Letters of the Epistles. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven Books of the New Testament are letters (about thirty-five percent of the entire New Testament)” (Duvall, J., and Hays, J. (2008), Journey into God’s World: Your guide to understanding and applying the Bible, page 97). Scholars have noted, “James’s letter is one of the earliest (if not the earliest) books of the New Testament” (Hindson, E., and Towns, E. (2013), Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, page 523). The Epistle letter is not without confusion and skepticism as to its authorship. There is much speculation as to James’s identity, since there are two mentioned as an apostle. “James the son of Zebedee and Salome (Matthew 4:21), who was martyred by Herod Agrippa, and James the son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3), who was perhaps the younger” (Hindson, E., Towns, E. (2013), Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, pp 521-522). James, son of Mary and Joseph, half-brother of Jesus (Jewish traditionally refers to half-brother as a cousin, Galatians 1:19), wrote his letter to the around AD 40-42 to the twelve dispersed Tribes of Israel. His (James)...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Template Name: Adrienne Hunt Student ID: L26294479 Course: BIBL 104-B16 Date: 6/15/15 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Genesis Genesis, the beginning, tells the story of the beginning of life coming to be. Hence, why the first verse is, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” I believe, that one line set the mood for the rest of the book of Genesis. It is said to be written sometime between 1450-1410 B.C. to the people of Isreal to record God’s creation of the world and His desire to have people set apart to worship Him. Moses, the writer, starts off with the creation (God working for six days and the resting on the seventh day after the creation of the heavens and earth, along with man and woman), then leads to the fall (the first sin – Adam and Eve), flood (God called Noah to build an ark, so God could restore creation by a flood), and then the formation of the new nations (confusion of languages). To really grasp the reading of Genesis, one must understand that the text centers on God’s promises. The major events are the creation of life (heavens, earth, man, and woman), temptation, sin, first murder, flood, and life after. The main personalities in Genesis are: God, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Abram (Abraham), and so on. Abraham Abraham, or Abram, lived from about 2166 – 1991 B.C., as they say. Abraham was young when God called him for an assignment. He was faithful and did as he was told. His...
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...Bible Dictionary Project 2 Mary E. Edwards Bible 104 05/10/2014 Dr. Tom Davis Liberty University The book of Romans The book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul. The readers of Romans know this because he identifies himself as “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ.” The literary genre of Romans is epistle. Paul is writing a letter to the Christians of churches in Rome. Many believe that Paul wrote Romans around the year of 57 A.D. They believe this because Romans were written towards the end of Paul’s third missionary journey and his arrest in Jerusalem. Paul wrote this letter to the churches in Rome in order to prepare them for his ministry there. He must have met many of them through his travels and missions in the past because he names some of them. He wanted to present the elements of true Christian living and the great righteousness of God. Paul’s personality shines through the passages in this book. The readers of Romans can get a full idea of how much Paul loves God and his desire for every soul to follow the teachings of Romans. Paul ranks God as the highest of righteousness and refers back to scriptures of new and old testament to prove his teachings. Paul then expands his teaching onto the behaviors that true Christians should abide by. Paul also touches on how Christians can obtain personal growth in righteousness. The person Judas Judas Iscariot was the son of Simon Iscariot from the town of Kerioth (Joshua 15:25). Judas is best known for his betrayal...
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